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Circuit Breaker Wiring Diagrams - Do-it-yourself-help
Wiring for a 15 Amp, 120 Volt Circuit Breaker. This wiring diagram illustrates installing a 15 amp circuit breaker for a 120 volt branch circuit. The 14/2 awg cable for this circuit includes 2 conductors and 1 ground wire. A 15 amp circuit is usually used for wall receptacle outlets and room light fixtures.
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As a result, the amp rating of a circuit breaker has the following relation to the wire size that has been chosen. A 20-amp breaker is never* allowed to run any circuit whose wires (anywhere on the circuit) are 14-gauge. But a 15-amp breaker's wires out on the circuit may be 14-gauge, 12-gauge, or even a